MIKE PESOLI

President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute summit in Miami Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Trump warns Zelenskyy to quickly negotiate war’s end with Russia or risk not having a nation to lead
President Donald Trump has warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he “better move fast” to negotiate an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or risk not having a nation to lead.
 
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Free upgrades and pardon requests: What it’s like to share a name with a president
There’s not only one Donald Trump in the United States. Nor is there only one William J. Clinton. Plenty of people share names with famous presidents.
 
FILE - Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, is pictured in the spin room after a presidential debate, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
In their own words: What it’s like in a ‘chaos’ Congress and why these lawmakers keep coming back
Polarizing. Challenging. A lot of wasted time. That’s how lawmakers describe what it is like being in the U.S. House these days.
 
Jon Stewart speaks outside the Department of Veterans Affairs following meetings with officials on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Jon Stewart pushes VA to cover troops sickened by uranium after 9/11. Again, they are told to wait
Comedian Jon Stewart and troops sickened by uranium have ended a meeting at the Department of Veterans Affairs angry that once again they have been told they will have to wait to see whether the VA will connect their illnesses to the toxic base where they were deployed shortly after 9/11.
 
Wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge rests on the container ship Dali, Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Baltimore, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Crews at Baltimore bridge collapse continue meticulous work of removing twisted steel and concrete
Crews continue the complicated and meticulous operation of removing the steel and concrete from the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
 
U.S. Capitol Police stand outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
Police and protesters clash outside Democratic HQ during demonstration over the Israel-Hamas war
Police and protesters have clashed outside Democratic National Committee headquarters during a demonstration for a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas.